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The Inevitable Company

By katsuhira

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall8803.3935
Fun8133.2634
Innovation11362.7735
Theme6453.6935
Graphics11592.8434
Humor1533.9534
Mood6783.4835

Comments

izokia 2022-04-05 08:46

Who knew scratching your ass could fill you with determination. My only complaint is that I couldn't go the full plumber route (if you can someone tell me). Cant wait to get the full experience with music/etc after the jam. Will try more possibilities later!

ollieoa 2022-04-05 12:59

Would get paid to be addicted to social media again.

Great work! Really clean UI and a well functioning dialogue system! Very funny - a great investment into the humour category

yellowkamel 2022-04-05 13:03

I really liked the story, loved all the routes (and jokes) I could take pretty far. Great work, my friend!

katsuhira 2022-04-05 15:07

@izokia It is possible! Your very first decision makes the difference!

zamatay 2022-04-05 19:31

i'm missing music or some sound effects in here...

roberto-romao 2022-04-05 20:21

Good use of the theme and I love how good the mood is despise the simple graphics! Good job :D

jzucc12 2022-04-06 01:40

Oh wow, didn't expect that (in a good way)! I kept my pride and got fired in the end. Sad, but usually true, take on the theme here.

andreia 2022-04-06 04:06

Really like the take on the theme. Thanks for letting me experience what it feels to be a game director so I can plan for the future ahah

izaak 2022-04-06 04:09

Got me to laugh out loud at some points, clever writing.

senso 2022-04-06 07:41

Smart game concept of you are a good writer( and you are !)

jibberwocky 2022-04-06 08:58

I have discovered the endless joys of hitting sinks and will never go back, wonderful game.

theserot 2022-04-06 18:44

This is great writing! the mood of the game was top-notch as well, inevitably failing at my dream job with that background and those colors felt better than it should.. haha Great submission!

fireslash 2022-04-06 22:05

Fun writing.

Always nice to see more narrative works in LD. I do think this might have been improved with some backing audio or art, but that can be hard when you're running solo.

Nice work!

steve7411 2022-04-09 22:38

I liked the writing, and the story is relatable for many.

matheus-bueno 2022-04-09 22:39

Great narrative work, really liked the history. I just whished some sound or music allong the game. GG

realtanhen 2022-04-10 17:27

What a vicious character, trying to get us to port to mobile. Great simple visuals and incredibly compelling narrative, enjoyed this a lot!

hideyboi-dev 2022-04-10 18:19

Some sort of sound would really help the mood... Also the story was really funny and I enjoyed playing very much.

bullex 2022-04-10 19:06

The game is amazing! I love the humor. It lacks some music on the background for the fool mood to me. Anyways, good job!

silas-reinagel 2022-04-11 04:48

Very cool concept! I liked the direction of the story and the concept, although the set of choices was sometimes a bit railroading. I guess not giving the player a chance to have a successful career puts an inherent dampener on things.

Presentation-wise, a little bit of audio and music would have done a LOT for adding more mood and emotional feel.

skruffye 2022-04-11 11:03

Ahh... Yes. :laughing:

Despite being a little bit disappointed that I couldn't find a way to nod along and secretly make the game as intended behind the boss' back (then presumably get fired after it released anyway), I really liked this!

The understated humour made me chuckle and the visuals were nice and relaxing without being overly distracting. I didn't even notice them for a while until there was a particularly hard-to-miss colour change and I stopped for a moment just to watch the pretty circles floating across the screen. :smile:

I think a little bit of similarly non-distracting audio would have gone a long way here. Maybe even something a bit corporate, given the theme, like easy-listenin' or muzak--you know, lift music (or stairwell music, depending on your choices in the game). :stuck_out_tongue:

Also, it would have been good to have the character names differentiated from the dialogue in some way. That could have been making them larger, bold or even just all-caps. Fortunately, it didn't cause too much of an issue because of placement, but it would have been a nice extra touch.

Overall, I enjoyed it! Great job! :grin:

hilkojj 2022-04-11 17:58

I liked how I could scratch my *ss before checking my email. On a more serious note: some simple background music would've improved the immersion/mood quite a bit :)

Anyway: Good job!

geraldfingburke 2022-04-11 18:01

Excellent story. I ended up chasing every ending and finding every branch. I love when a game does that for me.

eptwalabha 2022-04-12 20:24

Really enjoyed the writing of your game. I've got three ending so far. Good job on your entry.

sulo 2022-04-14 12:01

Nice game, some corporate muzak and sfx would really add to the humor, but really nice entry. I think I kinda managed to soft-lock the game after ignoring the co-worker and extinguishing all the possibilities.

lody-giving-teacup 2022-04-20 11:47

nice game , even If I expected more things , I'm not a fan of dialog games so ... Anyways good work !